tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post6294974759969998653..comments2024-03-29T07:44:30.564-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Friday, April 26, 2013, Jim HollandZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-25903893448403204942013-04-27T01:54:11.204-05:002013-04-27T01:54:11.204-05:00Needed red letter help, but got the puny theme ans...Needed red letter help, but got the puny theme answers pretty quickly, so didn' seem like a SLOG.<br /><br />I know it's late, but didn't want to go another day without wishing Kazie a Happy Birthday! Hope you have a great weekend!Blue Irishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09670176636354786453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-62754083178371221562013-04-26T23:45:27.205-05:002013-04-26T23:45:27.205-05:00****Spoiler****In response to comment about Person...****Spoiler****In response to comment about <i>Person of Interest</i>, I noticed in the previews that evil "Root" is back. What a disappointment!fermatprimehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06391014624435192426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-72051657156462230922013-04-26T21:59:54.585-05:002013-04-26T21:59:54.585-05:00Hey! We just had an earthquake! It wasn't a bi...Hey! We just had an earthquake! It wasn't a big one but it was located about five miles north of here. It's very exciting up to the point where it grows scarily big and you don't know if it will get even worse. This one wasn't that bad or that long; just a boom and some hard shakes for about five seconds. It rattled the cheap windows upstairs.Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-45350070583761718852013-04-26T21:40:16.808-05:002013-04-26T21:40:16.808-05:00Welcome helenwheels,are you still in England? We h...Welcome helenwheels,are you still in England? We have our Brit brigade here so come on back.<br /><br />What was Bristol Uni like, any great stories?Lemonade714https://www.blogger.com/profile/13642909374639570868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-13103047913478299762013-04-26T21:33:36.947-05:002013-04-26T21:33:36.947-05:00Well, I made it thru 9 hours of mostly talking tod...Well, I made it thru 9 hours of mostly talking today, and I still have some voice left. Much better than the last two days.<br />Still not thrilled with the NITE cluing.<br />Pas: Glad you got to see a Rampside up close! Hope it was a nice one. So many are gone due to rust or just plain neglect.<br />CED: I think you have way too much time on your hands to find & post all these links- do NOT stop!61Rampyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11208117849059402835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-88699148668942040512013-04-26T20:35:57.556-05:002013-04-26T20:35:57.556-05:00Since I was raised a catholic, I had no trouble ge...Since I was raised a catholic, I had no trouble getting Marist which is an order of nuns dedicated to Mary, Christs Holy Mother. I contribute regularly to these nuns to defeat Bishop Sartain who has been commissioned by Papa Benedict and re-endorsed by Papa Francis fof tending to the poor and downtrodden.HUTCHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14722150630533336199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-83093522815579097082013-04-26T20:23:19.068-05:002013-04-26T20:23:19.068-05:00Today is just Chamber of Commerce weather. The tem...Today is just Chamber of Commerce weather. The temperature was about 68, clear blue skies and a gentle sea breeze. Perfect!<br /><br />Hand up for Mrs. Peel. I was a big fan.<br /><br />I will be checking out David Letterman tonight. Ricky Jay (smart, witty, great magician) is supposed to be on and I am a big fan of his also (for much different reasons). Speaking of talk shows, I watched a little of both Letterman and Leno last night. Both shows seemed tired and uninspired. One of the skits on Leno was so painfully unfunny that I switched the show off. Gwyneth Paltrow was on Leno and the whole interview was dull. On the other hand, she was on Ellen this afternoon and the whole show was clever and funny as usual and the interview with Gwyneth again was interesting and funny this time. JMO of course.Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-86710133546934625882013-04-26T20:01:42.598-05:002013-04-26T20:01:42.598-05:00I was always an Avengers fan, but in doing some re...I was always an Avengers fan, but in doing some research I was surprised to find out that <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emma_Peel" rel="nofollow">she did not appear until episode 1 of season 4.</a><br /><br />The 1st ever episode <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsqcAkSJlxY" rel="nofollow">Hot Snow</a> (with Cathy Gale) seems lackluster without her.<br /><br />Here is her 1st appearance in <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4g3zvz8fgo" rel="nofollow">The town of No return, S4E1</a><br /><br />While everyone raves about <a href="http://thumbs2.modthesims.info/img/5/4/2/8/0/MTS_christinaluvssim-70330-dianariggcostume.jpg" rel="nofollow">her catsuit,</a> & other <a href="http://theavengers.tv/forever/images/queenofsin.jpg" rel="nofollow">costumes</a>, I think she looked best wearing those 60's hiphugger jeans. Unfortunately i cannot find any pics of her in jeans, but, for a brief two seconds, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ve9N9oaXU18" rel="nofollow">between 2:10 & 2:12,,,</a> now that's the Emma "I" remember...CrossEyedDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745913007262424048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-13224641733207284002013-04-26T18:35:52.415-05:002013-04-26T18:35:52.415-05:00Enjoy the blog.
Got it all today. Graduated from ...Enjoy the blog.<br /><br />Got it all today. Graduated from Bristol University many moons ago.<br /><br />Any other Brits out there?<br /><br />helenwheelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18184178376095629763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-85776869402634956212013-04-26T17:14:36.941-05:002013-04-26T17:14:36.941-05:00RIP George Jones.
Your best effort, IMO
Good Yea...RIP George Jones.<br /><br />Your best effort, IMO<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvEDgLgKXn4" rel="nofollow">Good Year for the Roses</a>George Jones Fannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-31348058901692621452013-04-26T16:51:32.630-05:002013-04-26T16:51:32.630-05:00Swell Friday puzzle! Thanks Jim and Lemonade!
(La...Swell Friday puzzle! Thanks Jim and Lemonade!<br /><br />(Last night made a typo: can't believe I typed "Graves" in place of "Grace."!)<br /><br />Great theme! MARISTS was perped. Loved EMMA Peal; was disappointed by replacement TARA King. Have not had a chance to watch the two excellent shows from last night! <br /><br />Woke up very sick. Did not have anything weird to eat last night and have not been exposed to germs lately, I think. Rats!<br /><br />Have a good weekend!fermatprimehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06391014624435192426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-68431330975498909792013-04-26T16:24:09.308-05:002013-04-26T16:24:09.308-05:00RIP George Jones. We heard him and Tammy Wynette i...RIP George Jones. We heard him and Tammy Wynette in concert with other country stars on our honeymoon 50 years ago next month. I wasn't a country music fan at the time, but developed the taste later.<br /><br />Where is Avg Joe?PKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-62697799303845047232013-04-26T16:20:05.160-05:002013-04-26T16:20:05.160-05:00George "Possum" Jones died today. Guess...George "Possum" Jones died today. Guess he stopped loving her...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-18587259312072985412013-04-26T15:55:53.943-05:002013-04-26T15:55:53.943-05:00Hello everybody. ARA got me, even though I think w...Hello everybody. ARA got me, even though I think we've had it before. I have never heard of MARISTS. So DNF.<br />I felt some of the clues were odd or incomprehensible, eg the clue for NITE, which took several of you explaining before I finally "got" it. Okay, sure, if you say so. And I agree with Spitzboov about TAPIR.<br />Like Keith and several of you, once I realized the first word of the theme answers was an inhabitant of a country, filling them was fast. The second halves of the theme answers did not come so quickly. Again, it wasn't until it was explained here that I got the meaning of CHALK LIT.<br />So, on the whole I felt frustrated with this puzzle.<br />Best wishes to you all.Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-22129527998974901912013-04-26T15:10:58.357-05:002013-04-26T15:10:58.357-05:00Score one for JzB with an excellent play on words....Score one for JzB with an excellent play on words.<br /><br /><br />Lemonade714https://www.blogger.com/profile/13642909374639570868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-41031692189278330442013-04-26T15:00:54.372-05:002013-04-26T15:00:54.372-05:00HeartRx, Your repeated nave/apse commentary slowed...HeartRx, Your repeated nave/apse commentary slowed me down in the SW because now every time the CW Q is "Church Section," a little voice in my head goes "Arr,, Ya scurvy (k)nave, Ya make me hesitate to ink "apse!" (Oh to be ignorant again...)<br /><br />Lemon, I must go with Desper-otto on 55A Ara. But it's not fair to us Northerners, as it is a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ara_(constellation)" rel="nofollow">Southern Constellation.</a> Also, Tx for the Brylcream Ad. Maybe that's why I never got any dates? Do they Still sell the stuff? (Hmm, I wonder if it will hold my dandruff in place...)<br /><br />45D, (I try not to link religious stuff, but <a href="http://safr.kingfeatures.com/idn/ck2/content.php?file=aHR0cDovL3NhZnIua2luZ2ZlYXR1cmVzLmNvbS9QYXJkb25NeVBsYW5ldC8yMDEzLzA0L1BhcmRvbl9NeV9QbGFuZXRfcC4yMDEzMDQyNl8zODUuZ2lm" rel="nofollow">Pardon My planet</a> was interesting today.<br /><br />& finally, 12D They might make cats pause = treats. I know I know, there are too many Cat videos on the internet (& this Blog), but I cannot pass up the opportunity of this segue... <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdFI95Sbnnc" rel="nofollow">making cats pause</a>,,, I give you ,,,Paw Wars!!!CrossEyedDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745913007262424048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-65116716836400892752013-04-26T14:35:49.588-05:002013-04-26T14:35:49.588-05:00Hi gang -
I loves me a good pun theme and this on...Hi gang -<br /><br />I loves me a good pun theme and this one was outstanding. A few scattered nits, but we won't go there.<br /><br />Alas, a DNF. Stumbled on the PATH, so no TREATS for me in the NE corner. Had MENU for chef's array, for a while, but the theme entry wiped that out. Still, my HERB score was zero.<br /><br />Some perp help and a few guesses got me the rest of the way through.<br /><br />SE corner was the next toughest spot.<br /><br />Cool regards!<br />JzB<br />I'm not really familiar with The Rite of Spring, so I have nothing to add on that score.<br /><br />Ah - Dianna Rigg. She still makes my little heart go pitty-pat.<br /><br />Jazzbumpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07337490817307473659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-63011422736772276412013-04-26T14:28:56.528-05:002013-04-26T14:28:56.528-05:00I had planned to tackle this Friday offering after...I had planned to tackle this Friday offering after work, but during morning coffee, I glanced at it to see if I could at least do a mini puzzle portion. NW was a no go because I had 14A=**on, & thought maybe it was "soon." But in the NE, one thing led to another & before I knew it the whole corner was done! (Note, I am doing the CW in my head, no ink or anything...) I had this crazy feeling of elation like when I 1st learned to ride a bike, & I am thinking "I'm doing it, I'm doing it,,, right before I crashed into the neighbors car!<br /><br />Anyway, It gave me courage to tackle this thingie online using "master" level, & I almost did the whole thing except no TADA! I had to go red letter in the end... My downfall was that I WAGged 29D fraternal order of whatever, might be ELI (or some other College) & then forgot about it. Which which made me think tar=goo. I also thought 46A charge carriers might be "IOU's" b/4 the perps corrected me.CrossEyedDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745913007262424048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-23288855064040758292013-04-26T13:34:15.781-05:002013-04-26T13:34:15.781-05:00Hondo: Hand up for two stinking letters!
61 Rampy:...Hondo: Hand up for two stinking letters!<br />61 Rampy: Forgot to tell you I saw a blue Rampy on the freeway the other day. Never saw one in person before. <br />"Hey, I know what that is!"<br />Thanks Lemonade for 'splainin' LIT<br />from CHALKLIT. <br />Will I EVER truly remember where Muscat is??? Instead of a WAG?<br />I guess the only reason I got as far as I did was because some of you thought it was an easier-than-usual Friday, oh well, it was kind of a fun puzzle.<br />Have a great day and "Good Luck!"<br />Mari.Pookiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11189128607399171184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-51996744082532687512013-04-26T13:27:30.343-05:002013-04-26T13:27:30.343-05:00Good afternoon everyone.
Appt. in Syracuse this a...Good afternoon everyone.<br /><br />Appt. in Syracuse this am, but did puzzle before leaving. Pen and ink on a Friday, and got it all. Yeah. Maybe on the easy side like some have said. Wagged the 'A' in the SE TARA/YANG cross and guessed right. <br />Only nit is @ 20a, TAPIRS. I knew what was wanted; I just didn't agree with the clue. Tapirs are an odd-toed ungulate like a horse or rhino, while a hog is even toed like a deer or cow. They are classified in different mammal orders. Taxonomically, tapirs are no more hoglike than horses.<br /><br />Enjoy the rest of the day.Spitzboovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04448007368332133086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-34539976251722438182013-04-26T13:07:51.324-05:002013-04-26T13:07:51.324-05:00Hi Y'all! This was definitely a SLOG of VAST p...Hi Y'all! This was definitely a SLOG of VAST proportions for me. VAST was the last fill. <br /><br />My mind stuck on "mod" squad, despite knowing INCA. My brother took a bunch of us to a Peruvian restaurant named Pachamama which was unforgettable because the liberal use of pepper made the food almost inedible. I drank so much water, I had to go to the restroom 3 times during the meal.<br /><br />Had "DOC" and the "o's" when GREEK ORTHODOCS dawned with a delighted giggle. The other themes then came easily and helped with the fills.<br /><br />I'm doing Roman math without translation, proudly.<br /><br />Never saw "Avengers" with Tara King.<br /><br />Never heard of Marists. Don't think they wandered this far west. I was trying to think of what a group of Catholic women devoted to Mary called themselves. I knew them in LaLeche League.<br /><br />Two of my brothers have new grandbabies this week. My TALL niece had a 7# 14 oz. girl and my nephew's TINY wife had a 9# 13 oz. boy. OWIE!<br />PKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-58277470436383298842013-04-26T12:41:03.916-05:002013-04-26T12:41:03.916-05:00Keith, be careful what you wish for....Keith, be careful what you wish for....desper-ottohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17242581085713882677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-90958665658098859182013-04-26T12:26:34.430-05:002013-04-26T12:26:34.430-05:00Too easy for a Friday puzzle.
I started in with...Too easy for a Friday puzzle. <br /><br />I started in with RITE, cracked the theme early with the country name lead-ins to the long answers and spent a little time working out the full responses on those (all very punny funny!), then hesitated a little at MARISTS. But then a little bell rang behind my left ear to remind me of Soc. of Mary priests--and I was done! <br /><br />Help! I need a harder workout. Maybe tomorrow?! Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-10240420483818393962013-04-26T10:46:48.604-05:002013-04-26T10:46:48.604-05:00Nite (night) is the shortcut word used in Personal...Nite (night) is the shortcut word used in Personal Ads in a newspaper.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-76141260265636662042013-04-26T10:25:15.309-05:002013-04-26T10:25:15.309-05:00Good morning:
For some unknown reason, I breezed ...Good morning:<br /><br />For some unknown reason, I breezed through this with only a bump or two: add before and, TSA before NSA. The minute I filled in Scottish, I knew tarrier was next and that gave me the theme quickly.<br /><br />Thanks, Jim Holland, for a really clever and fun puzzle; I enjoyed the solve very much, and thanks to Lemony for a great expo.<br /><br />Was anyone else confused by the plot of last night's Elementary? I did get it, finally, but it seemed a little convoluted for a while. And, is there something brewing in Person of Interest, vis a vis The Machine?<br /><br />Have a great Friday.Irish Misshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12527047622731333304noreply@blogger.com